Welcome Aboard!

Okay, I finally decided on the focal point for my door.  I found this float at Hobby Lobby for 50% off, and then I decided to paint on the words "Welcome Aboard."

I used stencils to paint on the words.  First, I laid out the letters on the float to see how they would fit.

I decided to tape down the letters so they wouldn't go anywhere while I was painting. 

This is how they turned out:

Now, I just need a way to make the letters on the navy blue show through better.  I'm thinking of going over in a gray color.  

So, gray it is.  I went over the stenciled letters (freehand, ahhhhh) in gray so it would show through both the navy blue and white.  Here is how it looks on my door now: 

Definitely easier to read!  Now, all I need is my homeroom roster so I can write the name of each student on my sailboats, and my door will be ready for back-to-school night!!  I will post pictures when it is all finished!  

UPDATE: 

We finally got all the rosters sorted out, so I could put my kids' names on the door!  So exciting!

To go with our sailing theme, I bought a bulletin board set with the sailboats and wheel.  On each sailboat, I wrote my kids' names.  

Under the wheel, I wrote, "Ms. Charity's Sailors- Room 216."

Here is a close-up with my central motif:

It is a little busy, but I think it turned out great! 

-CJY-